Robert Schumann praised Chopin's Piano Trio as 'as noble as possible' and 'more enthusiastic than any poet had ever yet sung'.
Cellist Johannes Moser plays an Andrea Guarneri cello made in 1694, which is from a private collection.
The Piano Trio was dedicated to Prince Antoni Henryk Radziwiłł, a friend and benefactor of Beethoven, who was also an amateur cellist and composer.
Frédéric Chopin's complete identification with the piano led him to famously declare, 'the piano is my second self!'
Chopin composed almost exclusively for the piano or works where the piano plays a central role, not monumental symphonies, operas, or choral works.
The Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65, was Chopin's last work to be published during his lifetime and his only contribution to the cello sonata genre.
Chopin's Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 8, was completed when he was only 18 years old, in the early months of 1829.
